The Pavilion

Benjamin Franklin once said “[t]hose who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” The message Franklin was trying to convey is that liberty is a gift, and it should not be used as a bargaining chip for ones personal desires. His warning to all about the value of vital rights is not just right-wing propaganda, but rather a warning with truth behind it. Throughout history many people have given total devotion to a ruler in hopes…

embodying the ‘window on the world’ ideology.8 Outside of cinema, art films provide another complication. The art-films of Australian artist Shaun Gladwell demonstrate a middle ground, where illusion is harder to distinguish from reality. His Australian Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale, titled…

Site Evaluation Introduction: The facility that I went to for the site evaluation was Baxter YMCA. It is located in Greenwood, Indiana right off of highway 31 on Shelby Street. The hours of operation for the Baxter YMCA are different for each of the areas in the building. For the entire center, the hours are as follows: M-F 5am-10pm, Sat 7am-7pm, Sun 11am-6pm. The child watch hours are M-F 8am-2pm, 4pm-8pm, Sat 8am-1pm. For the service desks, the hours are M-F 8am-8pm, Sat 8am-4pm, Sun…

Ivan Gomes was born on the 25th of December, 1939 in Fazenda das Lajes, a ranch close to the town of Campina Grande, state of Paraíba – Brazil. Ivan Gomes’ father was a cowboy at the ranch, and it was expected of Ivan that he followed his dad’s footsteps; however, in 1954 Gomes met a martial arts coach nicknamed “Tatá” who introduced him and his two young brothers, Jose and Jaildo, to fighting. Coach “Tatá” taught boxing in Rio de Janeiro, prior to his arrival in the Northeast of Brazil. As he…

From 2004 to 2014, the number of detainees in Brazilian prisons increased by 67.5 percent, which is around 564,000 people. If you count the citizens that are under house arrest, the total soars to around 711,000 people, making it the third largest in the world (“The Barbarism of Brazilian”). While the population of Brazil has increased by a little over 30 percent, “that of its prisons and police cells has almost quintupled,” causing a severe overcrowding problem (“Welcome to the Middle”). These…

its right down the path in the mane dore of the accadimy. Please also dont forget that your not.” What? I walked through the dores there where 8 people besides myself sitting in a extravigant room that held two simetrical starcases after a larg pavilion. It was really extravigant with marbal flore and a shandaler that held blue cristal from golden chanes. The chanes where attached to golden loops that where split into three layers each one smaller than the last. The room really was butiful art…

i. Eric Monacelli has an honest upbringing and has the personality typical of gamers. It can be easily seen why he excels in the public relations field with his easy going personality and is easy to talk to. He was born August 31st and has a wide variety of interests including: art, movies, music, video, literature, Iron Man, guitars, dogs, and most importantly baseball. On top of that Eric is a space fanatic and loves many aspects of space. He also has a wife and a son. In addition he has a…

In 1889, Paris hosted the Worlds Fair for the first time. Here many vendors and people presented technological advancements, as the French were in the middle of their own Industrial Revolution (Munro). It was also a place to showcase the world’s best performances or exhibits of art, dance, theatre and music. The Paris Exposition also called the Exposition Universelle, lasted from May 6 thru October 31, 1889. The Fair attracted all kinds of attention throughout the world. The Fair was appealing…

Friendship is everything, as humans we strive for relationships and build friendships. A friendship with who is now my best bud started way back in September 2011. Jack was the new kid in Mrs. Hudwalker’s homeroom, but this is not when we became friends. It was late September and I was feeling very tense about the day ahead of me. My mom was forcing me to go to her school reunion and what do you know, My mom went to school with Jacks mom. I was humiliated that my mom was more or less forcing a…

stood at the front of the stage staring up at him, looking right thought the other band members and ignoring the raging crowd behind me. There were dozens of screaming girls trying to take my place, hoping to get the lead singer to notice them but I had no interested in him. It was the drummer that had my undivided attention and I wasn’t moving. Come hell or high water I wasn’t going anywhere, I knew down to my soul this was exactly where I was supposed to be. In the ten seconds that it took for…